Folder for window-envelop inclosures.



S. H. MUDGE.

FOLDER FOR WINDOW ENVELOP INCLOSURES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.25, 1-914.

1,164,844. Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

PH CD WASHlNGTON D c SOLOMON H. MUDGE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

roman ron WINDOW-ENVELOP INCLOSURES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21,1915.

Application filed September 25, 1914. Serial No. 863,444.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SOLOMON H. M DGE, a citizen of'the United States, residing at letters and paper sheets generally, like those I specified, bearing addresses, in a manner to register the address with the outlook-section of an envelop of, the .window type receivlng such, an ln'closure.

' I have more especially devised my inven tion, for accomplishing by itsuse the aforesaid purpose, for folding telegrams (ineluding cablegrams) and while not intending to limit it to such particular use, it is hereinafter described in that connection "with reference to the accompanying drawmg, in which- 'Figure 1 is a perspective view of the folder shown fastened to a stable support; Fig. 2 is a face view of thesame with a telegram in positionto be folded; Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of a window-envelop shown in position to be applied over the folded telegram on the mandrel or plate of the folder, and Fig. 4. is a section on line 4, Fig. 2, showing the telegram in its folded condition.

. The preferred embodiment of'my invention is that most clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, involving the following described construction: A flat plate 5, which may be .formed of brass or any other suitable metal or adequately stiff material, approximates in shape. that of an envelop to be used for inclosing a telegram 6 when folded. The

lateral and upper edges are preferably chamfered on both sides of the plate, as represented of the lateral edges in Fig. 4, and a recess 7 is shown tobe provided centrally in the upper edge. The plate should taper slightly toward the upper end, as shown, for a purpose hereinafter explained.

* 'To the face of the plate is fastened, through a spacingmember 8 on its lower end,a supporting base comprising a fiat leg .9, which may be of the samemateria-l as the plate,

and which inclines upwardly "and backenvelop-slot 12.

wardly from a foot 10, when the latter is fastened, as shown, to. a stable support 11, such as a table, ledge, desk, or the like. The upper reduced section of the leg 9 contains an elongated slot 12 to correspond in its position to that occupied by the slot 12 provided in a so-called window envelop 13 (Fig. 8), and which is usually covered with waxed paper or other transparent material, though that is not essential to the use of my invention. In the lower end of the plate 5 is shown an elongatedhorizontal slot 14, extending entirely through the plate and in which is confined water-absorbent material 15, such as sponge or felt, for the purpose hereinafter explained.

' To use the device, a telegram 6 is applied to the front face of the plate by inserting it edgewise into the space between the latter and the loopedsection of the leg until the lower edge of the sheet meets the straight edge of the spacer 8 for'truing the sheet in position, the adjustment of the sheet being such as to registerthe address at 16 upon it with the loop 12. Upon then folding the lateral edges of the telegram backwardly at the rear face of the plate or mandrel 5 into the condition represented in Fig. 4, and

' then folding backwardly, over the upper edge of the same, the section which extends beyond its upper end, the folded sheet will fit into an envelop and the address upon it will register with and be exposed at the The chamfered edges of the mandrel serve to sharpen adequately the creases of'folding, but unless the plate be made to taper alongits lateral edges, as described, 01' other preventing means be provided, the inwardly folded flaps on the section of the sheet which is turned backwardly over the upper. end of the plate, tend to spread outwardly, thereby not only rendercess 7 and Withdrawn from the mandrel; or if the envelop used be, like that represented in Fig. 3, of the variety having an open insertion-end provided With a cementcoated flap 13, it may, loeforeWithdraw-v ing the folded sheet, "he slipped endwise over the latter While on the mandrel and the telegram inside. In the last-namedinistance the coated part of the flap 13 lor ushes over the Wet sponge to he moistened rendered adhesive for sealing the envelop.

Whether the inclosure be a telegram or other addressed sheet, the use of my device for properly folding-it to register the ad- ,dress'vvith the [envelop-Window renders the operation expeditious andthus time-saving, V and tends to prevent mistakes. These ad-,

' on aTtelegraphblar ik and usually Written on vantages may be best explained in the ease of telegrams The messages which are taken a typeivriting machine, can not; Without great loss of time and the exerciseof gconsideralole skill on the part of the machine-op- -erator, be so disposed on the blank as to bring the address in proper position to register with the envelope-Window. Therefore, it isthe usual practice to typewrit' e the mes- I sages on the blanks ithout reference to any positioning of'the addresses, and send. the

tel grams to clerks in another department for-insertion into and sealing the ordinary type of envelops,on which the clerks lahorionsly copy the addresses'in long'hand, with the result that mistakes occur in ,Qcopying,

entailing delay in'the delivery oflmessages,

besi'desth at causedby thus addressing the envelope and the cost of the additional laloor.

' Furthermore, the provision of thejmoistenre is ine th dd 911 he man re as? to cause the address on the folded sheet to register With the outlook-opening in a tvim ewe op w e ndose n the lat The eped se i n of the g' a ordls'the. b st m ans now lin w to me for the e P535 1? .115 er us fihfii mean fo i dicating onthe mandrel the for the;

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l f edd s'sf e t 'shet s inclose n a ri d i re v p; W (ser e the "same P111 pose; and all such meansare intended to loe inc ed in, 'my nve itipe vWhat I claim as new and des re to secure b lLttersfratent is:

"1. Asan article of manufacture, a folding device for address-bearing WindoW-,. Yelop p p d hee s o pr smg sup or #2 Pee sh nes seer a projecting therefrom and adapted to have a hee anually old d .ab ut it, a d means with which tojregister theaddress on the 2. As an article of manufacture, a folding 7 device for address-bearing Window-envelop inclosed sheets, comprising a base-member, a' plate supported thereby and'projecting therefrom and-haying its edges beveled on both sides and adapted to have such a sheet manually folded about it, and provided with means withWhiGl-i to register the address on th i s et,. n 'f l in 'th la t r; a d t w ic e wi h 1 1 1 W nder i uch an v p "when the folded. sheet is inclosed therein. V-

As n art 19 m nu ture fieldi g devise fQ -a es -b ar ng WiIl O T VQ P inclosed sheets, comprising a supporting ibese Plate ea r fld th re y an "Proj n outwardly here-ima idrlat tap n .elpn' it later-e edg s are-r on end en hay n it d es be e eda diadaet to we wi ed manu ly field d about an me n-so en -spines 2 he eci 0f 7 the pliafmwifll h h t ts iste the address, 9 a sh et i i die the; tteni c i with Windo in 9 enen e p wh e f lded s e t i i s seem. a

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